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The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

Tradcsmap in Ireland means merely
IN artisan, o bricklayer. . carpenter
etc.
The invention of the moving machine
lates back to 1881, when the Manning
Mower was perfected.
Near Muskccon, Mich, there is piecH
If land which, from some old surveyors
bluudcr. is in no town or county OF tue
United States.
In Burmah a mans rank is Known ny
The number Of umbrellas he /, aHo"e1
to carry, tie King limiting himself to
-.
The idea Of taking pictures in proh'T
originated with that taken OF AntiSohN'
$40 B. c.. who, having but one eye, ie't
to this kind of picture to conceal h'S
physical defect.
"Tabby cat' is all unconscious that
her name is derived from Atab, famous
stree. in Baslad, inhabited by the man
ufoctnrcrs OF s;lkcn stuifs called abb or
taffcty, thcwavy markings Of the ""teFed
silks resembling pussy's coat.
Tandcl's oratorio, "rhc Mess'ah, re-
cc:vcd its first performance IN Duot'H
April Is. 1912. The great composer
completed this masterpiece IN twenty
three days. The work OF competitors
was begun August % and tinishea Sap-
,clnbcr ii, 174l.
Among the Copts the descendants 0.
the inhabitants of ancient Egypt, the
notion is entertained 10 this day that
twins until 10 or II years OF "sa) II
they 20 to bed hungry roam about IN the
ouise of cats, their bodies lying at home
apparently dead.
A mechanical expert given to curious
investigations estimates that the footing
OF a locomotive on the New YORK, New
Haven and Hartford railroad, IL an or
binary days run, involves a waste OF
steam requiring the consumption OF -"
pounds of coal to renew. lie estimates
the whistling expenses OF that particular
railway at $15, 600 per year.
The hump on the back Of the drome-
dairy consists chiefly Of hard fat, and IS
q store of nourishment provided against
the day of want, to which the animal, in
wild state, is often exposed The
dromcdary or camel can exist for an ex-
tended period on this Jump without any
food, and it will not die of wan. until
the hump has been entirely absorbed.
Removing the BRAIN of pigeon does
not destroy its mental faculties. 1t can
see, hear, feel, swallow food put In it's
mouth, but is incapable of originating
any impulse. 1t will stand still n the
attitude in which it is placed until it
dies of starvation, but throw j: in tue
air and it will fly.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

In suit tried recently in California
court to recover damages from doctor
for alleged malpractice in treating an in
jured limb, Judge Presby gave, in his
charge, the following clear definition of
physicians liabilities in such cases: "a
physician Of ordinary skill, exercising
ordinary skill and care in his diagnosis,
Il never liable for any injurious conse-
qucnces which may result from mere
errors Of judgment, if he has honestly
and carefully used such means as in his
best judgment are deemed necessary"
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

DR.. Edward C. Spitzka of New York,
says that in order to determine how
great the danger of rabies or ''hydropho-
bia" is in the United States, he has care
fully followed up all the newspaper re-
ports of alleged outbreaks of this dis
ease, and ''in not single case has salts
factory evidence of its existence been
obtained. Notwithstanding every eff
fort made by the writer to secure the
observation of single case of rab .
les in man or in the dog, not single
opportunity has offered itself during the
last eight years, and in New York but
one dog has been reported as rabid by
competent authority since the dog-pound
there has been opened" In regard to
the symptoms that are commonly sup
posed to be characteristic of rabies in
man, Dr.. Spitzka adds: lit is incom-
prehonsible how the absurd theory could
so long linger in medical treatiscs, that
dog by biting man can inoculate him
with canine characteristics, making him
bark, snap, howl and run on all fours
like dog. 1t were as logical to claim
that one bitten by a rattesnake should
hiss, grow rattles and forked tongue,
and wriggIe on the floor.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
A Highly Flattering Comparison.

Children are very sympathetic
There's one quite young who's got an
aunt whom she loves very dearly, but
the child does not understand everything.
Tho aunt is single, but she does not hope
to be so long, although judging by the
child's remarks the position Of wife is
likely to be very trying one. Tho
gentleman who is the object Of flattcriny
interest has been in the habit Of making
long and frequent calls. These calls the
child has studied with some regard to
the aunt she adorcs. The las; one the
child assisted Mt ended abruptly.
"Aunty," she said sadly, ''which
would you rather do, talk to Nj. Jones
or 90 to funeral"
Mr.. Jones fell. like making {. subject
for funeral right then.--San Francis
co Chronicle.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
every eye.

Vice-Consul Knight reports to the de-
partment of state concerning tue Trans
vaal, South Africa. gold fields, that the
wonderful Shelba Reef has been ecIipsed
by another rec discov cred last summer,
and known as the Thomas Reef, samples
of quartz weighing 5000 pounds, from
which, it is claimed, yielded 14S ounces
of gold. This discovery naturally gave
an impetus to prospecting on a large
scale, resulting in the discovery of mar
velously extensive rich gold quartz
veins. The Vice-Consul says that he
believes that the Transvaal fields, when
fully developed, will prove among the
richest in the world. Recent discoveries
have naturally given rise to no end of
speculation and mining rentures and a
great rush of capitalists, miners, and ad-
venturcrs has set in for the fields. Near
the Shelba Reef city, Harberton, has
sprung up, as if by magic, numbering
already 1000 to 5000 population, and is
rapidly increasing. The report advises
persons without means not to venture
into the gold country unless they are
practical miners, as the conditions cx-
listing are very hard and many will be
doomed to bitter disappointment.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
An Obliging Hu,b1nd.

Lady Arden complained of tooth
ache. All the remedies used on such
occasions were applied but still she
found no relief At length she decided
on sending to Edinburgh, distance of
fifty miles from CIydcslalc Castle, for
dentist to extract the suffering tooth,
and when he arrived she declAscl that
her nerves were unequal to submitting to
an operation unless she saw it performed
on some one else first. The few friends
admitted to the sanctuary Of her bcudoir
looked aghast a: this declaration, each
expecting to be called on, but after a
silence of few minutes and no one Of
fcring, she told Lord Arden that he
must have a tooth out, that she might
Judge from his manner of supporting the
operation if she could go through it.
He appeared amazingly disconnected,
made wry face and cxpostula,ed, but
the lady insisted. The obcdicnt hus-
band submitted, and a fine, sound tooth
was extracted from his jaw, after which
she declared that she had seen enough to
convince her that she could not undergo
similar operation. i Manchester Cou-
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Frontier Marks.

The frontier between Germany and
France is more distinctly marked than
that that of any other two countries.
The frontier line is so arranged that it
crosses every road at right angles. On
the German side is large post, twelve
fee. high, painted like BARRIERS pole,
red, black and white, with cross-piecc
at the top. with the word, in black let
ters on white ground, CREME, (bonn-
ary) with an exclamation mark. Diago-
nally opposite is cast iron post, twelve
feet high, whercupou is painted in gray.
on m iron cross piece the word from
there. Such posts are only paced on
roads and railways. The line is ind;ca-
ted "across country" by stone blocks
projecting about foot above the ground
at intervals of fifty yards. On the French
side of the block is cut with chsel the
letter "F," on tho German side is the
letter 3D." for Deutchs!and.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

Two years ago farmer in Phelps, N.
Y, died, leaving widow, four chill
dren, and an $500 mortgage on the
farm. The eldest child, boy of fif-
teen, set to work at once to try and
carry on the farm, and, according to
local newspaper, he has succeeded re-
markedly we'll. He has ploughed the
fields, sowed, cultivated and reaped; he
has sole charge Of q largo number of
cattle aud horses on the farm; he has
managed retail milk business, and has
himself marketed all of the farm pro-
ducts. Last summer he found time
after his work in the fields to paint the
house twice over and to build five new
fences. In the winter he not only at
tends to the necessary work about the
farm, but teaches country school three
miles away, tells timber in the woods on
Saturdays, and writes excellent letters
to the local newspapers. The farm is
not only out Of debt and in splendid
condition, but the lad aud his mother
have enough money on hand to buy
twenty more acres OF land.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

The French arc about to celebrate tho
fifticth anniversary of tho introduction
of railways. into their country, and the
event has led to the production of many
statistics, for the most part interesting,
and some Of them very surprising, re-
gardiug the railway business. Estimates
have been made of tho enormous amount
Of money that has been expended
throughout tho world in tho construc-
ton and equipment of railroads. In
these figures, the United States naturally
stands at the head. The railroads of
this country have cost, it is estimated,
sixty eight hundred million; those Of
England, thirty-six hundred million;
those of France, twenty-four hundred
million; those OF Germany, twenty-five
hundred million; those of Austria, six
teen hundred million; and those of Rus
STA, twelve hundred million dollars.
The un that would be reached by adding
the tonI-ofexpendituEe- in countries Of
less imr ortanee than those named would
be quite TOO largo for the mind to grasp,
although it might be computed in
figures Mr.. Mackcrson, of London, has
perhaps come nearest to the comprchen-
sible estimate of this great amount by
calculating that it would require forty
powerful locomotives, all in row, to
draw the treasure, in silver dollars,
which the railroads of the world have
cost.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Cnring the Measiet iIy /: Tumble.

One of the most remarkable patho-
logical cases on record has just occurred
at Pcrigucux. A patient in the hos.
pital suffering from measles jumped out
of ono Of the windows at 1 O'Clock in
the morning. and fell distance Of four
or five yards into the garden. He was
at the time at tie period Of the strongest
eruption. Awakened by tho pain ceased
by the fall, he walked about in his
uightshirt for some TING, the Their
momcter standing at eight degrees be-
low tho freezing point, until he sue
cecded in waking the concierge, whcn
he returned to bed.
The'ncxt day his complaint had en-
tircly disappeared. This mode of cure,
however, is not generally recommended
by tho faculty. - Paris GalIgnani.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
1t is intended to hold an information. !,

1t is intended to hold an internationa
congress on cremation in September
Of the present year. The place selected
for the gathering Of these savants Of
various countries who are interested in
cremation and cemetery hygiene is Mi
Ian, Italy. French will be the official
language of the congress; but the speak
crs, may, f they like make use of any
other language. Reports will be sub
mittcd as to the progress made in the
practice of cremation in different coun-
tries, and the formation of au inter-
national league will be proposed. An
exhibition Of models Of crcmatories,
urns, aud other objects connected with
the campaign now being conducted
against the present methods OF dispos-
ing of the dead will be open durins the
congress-
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
He Gave Up All Hope.

"Prisoner," said a Ncvad. judge.
"what have you to say to this indict-
ment; are you guilty or not guilty"
Before l answer the question, Judge,
I'd like to ask your Honor If this little
specialized dude is all the lawyer I've
got"
That is Mr.. Ferguson, sir" responded
the Judge sternly; II have appointed
him to defend you, as you seem to have
no counsel"
Judge" said the prisoner, signing
heavily, 'Tm guilty"
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
congress.

According to Washington CORES
pondent, there is in the Patent Office
lady clerk whom everybody declares to
closely resemble the Presidents wife.
She was in 4 store a short time ago,
where she accidentally encountered Mrs.
Folsom. The latter is said to have
started as though very much surprised,
and inquired Of one Of the clerks: "Who
IS that young lady who looks SO much
like my daughter, Mrs. Cleveiand!'
Since it has gotten out that the Patent
Office lady SO much resembles the Prcsi-
dents wife, the room in which she is
employed is one OF the most attractive in
the whole bureau. People go out of
their way in order to make it convenient
to call there on some pretcxt or other,
and when she appears in ono of the cor
ridors she is at once the cynosurc of
ovcrv avn
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

The lingering idea that the Arab
horse, but for his inches, would be bet
ter than his English brother, grows purely
romantic every year. A contest occurred
recently in Cairo between an Arab Of
recognized superiority and an English
mare, the latter carrying fourteen pounds
more weight, both Of exactly the same
height, and the Oriental champion, al
though he had been favoritc, was beaten
out Of sight. Thus do the base!css
fancies Of the imagination fade away.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
COWslips.

When mists beside tho river kneel,
Like still gray nuns at mathis.
And cstkins DER tho willows steal,
All dres cd in sivery satins,
Before the soldier reeds unbind
Their swords to tilt against the wind.
Before the grass begins to toss,
Its pretty fancies thrilling,
Or buttercups and yellow floss
Enough to make their friling.
Tho cowslips sit in golden crowds
Beneath dim Apri,'s frowning clouds.
Alone within the fields they b:de
No lover that way fingers;
The alders by tho brockle,'s side y
Reach down tt cir long brown fingerss
One lonely robin on the wing, ~
Is calling plaintively for spring.
But still, as brave and glad are they
AS any summer beauty;
They ask no rosy holiday;
They smile for that's their duty,
And all the meadows gladness lies
Within their brave and shining eyes.
They promise days in one bright wreath
OF bloom and sunbeanls airy;
The sweetness Of their fresh young breath
They give the showers to carry
10 lonely homesteads near and far,
Where hearts that long for spring time are
As il t were dew, the ran-drops wet
They take with cheery lightness,
None praise them; but with fair pride yet.
They wear their homely brightness.
For truest courage has its birth
In an inward sense OF worth.
-lSusan Hartley SWEET, in st. Nicholas.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
w. H. Greenhalgh of Aspinwall say

w. H. Greenhalgh of Aspinwall says
concerning the Panama canal: II went
over the route Of the canal two weeks
ago, and found NJ. dc Lcsscps' hopes
of completing the work in three years
not only improbable but impossible. He
says in the interview that in three years
vessels will be able to pass through the
canal Us easily as they now go through
the Sucz canal. The truth of the matter
is that only fifteen miles Of the canal
have been cut out. Thirty miles still
remain, part Of which is a hill and a
mile of which is of solid rock. They
have already spent 5000, 900, 900 on it,
Ssna the work at present is almost at
standstil'."
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Dogs Of War.

The Prussians, who seem to press
everything into the service of their army,
have now impressed "watch- dogs" The
swatch dog battalion" is trained to
carry news from the advance posts to
the main body in dispatches tied round
their necks. They are also employed to
VAN the outposts of an advancing
enemy~;p the night, and to hunt up
wounded nen or stragglcrs. The dogs
are attached>to each company of chas
seurs. [Casseli:\
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
The whiting Judge.

The newest idiosyncrasy Of Judge
Howe of indianapolis is W; ttlirg, and
while on the bench he works industri.
ously with his penknifc. When knotty
rroblems arise he makes the shavings
fly faster, but On ordinary occasions he
labors in the easy fashion peculiar to the
country store loafcr. He carries sup
ply of soft pine in his pocket, and every
day when tho court adjourns tie judicial
scat is surrounded by shavings in guam.
titles large enough to make glad the
heart Of the engineer in the cellar. -
[Chicago Times.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

There is not an unmarried woman ia
Turkey who can both read and write the
Turkish language, and there arc but few
men who are able to do so. 1t requires
six years of hard study to acquire these
accomplishments. When you hear OF
Turk with the title Of hey pretixcd to
his name you may know he is one Of the
few educated men in that country, as the
title is only conferred upon those who
can both read and write.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
PuRll0HED EVERY FRIDAY
FARMBRVILLE. LOUISIANA.

'The Amcer Of Afghanistan has sum-
moned the muftis and ordered them to
proclaim jchad against Russia This
rips the yashmak of of his designs, and
soon We shall hear, perhaps, of his wav-
ing the sanjak in the jehad, bcdad."
This is the way the Springfield Mass
Union mixes metaphors and LIMOGES.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Ouitc Friendly.

Don't you find the people around
here very socablc,' asked Cobwigger
new neighbor.
"Yes, indeed, do" was the hearty
response. ''Oaly a moment ago, line. a
bega ar and nc held out his hand to ne"
Il Bazar
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10


Wants to see me!'
"Ob, yes! It's the slrangest thing al
together He has been here more than
an hour; he met Christie at the party;
and, only think, he has been home over
three months, part of the TIM i'll A.
and part here, trying all the time 70 find
us, so it was no wonder Christic's name
struck him at once a. the party He
taxed to her q little while and then
came to me. But am talking on, and
forgetting that we are keeping Kim wait
ing. Will you come down."
But what can he possibly want of
mel"
ITO thank you, l guess, for sending
Christie to the party. He knows she
could not have gone but fer your kind
ucss."
went down stairs very slowly. i
went into the dinin room first and there
heard little hustle of arrival. Christie
had come and was again welcoming her
uncle. There was no venerable white
haired gentleman, such as had pictured
this Uncle Charles, now standing before
Christie under the entry lamp. This
man was tall and handsome, barely 80
years of age, in the full vigor of youth.
Just as lsaw him he was saying:
II could not ask you in those crowded
rooms, Christie; but if you will unclasp
that bracelet for me and let NE sec the
initials engraved inside l shall be very
glad. IL saw set like them once.
They are very odd; Miss Gray, you
saidr'
Yes; she lent them to me for this
evening"
She-she-bought them of some one
did she not!"
"Oh, no; they were gift from a
friend who invented the design. Here
is the bracelet, Uncle Charles"
His hand trembled so that lie could
scarcely hold it while he read the initials
&c. r." to Re. T."
Icould not resist any longer. Try
ing 20 steady my steps, / went to nee:
him.
Ella! my E!aI" That was the cry
of my faithful! lover as he claspcd me in
his arms.
'AIinc again; miner he murmurcd.
And ], in dream of bliss that was al
most delirium, could only lie there, too
happy to speak.
But said Christie, presently, what
is it ala"
''She is my bctrothed wife, he an
swercd, in broken voice, "whom ]
have sought for seven long years, but
now vii hold till death parts u.s." and he
strained me to him as If he mean. the
words literally.
Bat why didn't you tell us, Miss
Jane" said Christie.
How could l dream that your Uncle
SudTicS WIS NY \HdIiiCt Sth. NhN
now, how is it2 Your name is not Bur
CESS, Charlie"
"No, but my half.brotAer's was"
why, to be sure" said Mrs. Burgess,
tive never told you that Charles was
only younger half-brother. His name
is Reynolds. Well, Charles" she said,
half laughing, few minutes later, II
suppose Christie and l may retire into
the background again."
"Not sop he answered, quickly. Il
am rich man, Sister Mary, and know
that the same generous spirit that took
from hard learned pittancc the sum to
purchase an evening of pleasure for my
little niece will be willing to share
husbands fortune with a widowed sister
and her child. 1t is not so, Ellal'
We had quiet wedding in the spring.
Christie was my only bridesmaids; but
VIC returned to A., taking the widow
and her daughter with US. And, in my
old home, among my old friends, now
preside, the happy wife Of my fist, my
only love; while on festive occasions
still wear Charles carbunclcs.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

Boys as we'll as girls are becoming
akillcd in cooking in one of the indus
trial schools of the American Female
Guardian Society in New York. The
lessons are printed on cards, which the
children receive one by one at the close
OF successive exercises, and forming a
useful set of receipts at the end of a
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Ties that Bind.

"Speaking Of the ties that bind,
there are ties which are not often men
toned" observed the Judge.
"What are tbeyT' asked the Major.
''They are the ties that bind the
merchant to hi. Observation-Disclosures"
It'd Bits.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
ADomestie's Mistake.

Omaha man-What's the matter with
the windows. can't see through them.
Omaha dame-I,'s that new girl.
ibid she get mad and plaster item
-
with mudr'
mo, she washed them. "-[Omahs
World.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

As A general rule it is not well to fear
or forsee temptation, but rather rest
childike in Gods arms, confident in
hie assistance.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-10-12
Owen Crutcher's Death

For years Gwen Crulchs- has
besn suffering from "a complication. of
disorders which enally took him off
last Saturday. Mr., Crutchcr was zone
of'the pioneers al Hawthorne and had
! the sympathy of all his neighbors
during his years of suffering end mis-.
ifertane. He was well knows in this
part OF the State and his death viii rbe
break In theehan of many an old
Acquaintance Sad friendship. His last
hours were seftened by tire faithful
attention of loving and Borrowing
family asslsie6, AS much as might be
10Y friends from without. gThe funeral
was on Snndxz.aud was largely attend,
ed. Mr. Crnteher was, q native of Mis-.
sourisand waa so.ty.eight pears of age
at the time " bis death.
Mrs Crutcteli takes this. occasion TO
shank her .inesghbors and ssriends for
'taeir kindly sympathy aud assistance
huriny her season of sorrow and trial.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-10-12

rhei Chicago Mining Review Says !;
the grsat asny of prosoectors is li&e
the sklrnisI line in baiitc that ascer-
fains and develops the strength and
position OF she enemy. 6ut fails to
achieve aay rcnowp in abe ,contlie,
which, they open. Every mining camp
bears the imgln' of the ,peo,peclor's
pick put 1t ls e rare occurrence for the
professional Rrdspectpr to reuain snd
share. the benesis derived from the
.pipe witch owes lis discovery 20 dill.
entreseareh- Ihey are, rs guile a
@'rt,pf wandering people, who strike
aat into the wilderness us soon as the
caWp they have .opeGed up bepse to
puS on the airs of civilization in ahe
slightest degree.